H9002–/וְ–v

And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.

וְעַ֨ל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;

וַאֲר֨וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.

וַעֲנַ֧ן (וַ) va. “and”

And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.

וְיָפֻ֙צוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיָנֻ֥סוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.

וּבְנֻחֹ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Sweet is the memory of the fish we had in Egypt for nothing, and the fruit and green plants of every sort, sharp and pleasing to the taste:

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But now our soul is wasted away; there is nothing at all: we have nothing but this manna before our eyes.

וְעַתָּ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the manna was like a seed of grain, like small clear drops.

וְהַמָּ֕ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵינ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

When the dew came down on the tents at night, the manna came down with it.

וּבְרֶ֧דֶת (וּ) u. “and”

And at the sound of the people weeping, every man at his tent-door, the wrath of the Lord was great, and Moses was very angry.

וּבְעֵינֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?

וְלָ֛מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

Where am I to get flesh to give to all this people? For they are weeping to me and saying, Give us flesh for our food.

וְנֹאכֵֽלָה׃ (וְ) ve. “so”

If this is to be my fate, put me to death now in answer to my prayer, if I have grace in your eyes; and let me not see my shame.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord said to Moses, Send for seventy of the responsible men of Israel, who are in your opinion men of weight and authority over the people; make them come to the Tent of meeting and be there with you.

וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say to the people, Make yourselves clean before tomorrow and you will have flesh for your food: for in the ears of the Lord you have been weeping and saying, Who will give us flesh for food? for we were well off in Egypt: and so the Lord will give yo

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Not for one day only, or even for five or ten or twenty days;

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

וְאַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full?

וּבָקָ֛ר (וּ) u. “and”

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But two men were still in the tent-circle one of them named Eldad and the other Medad: and the spirit came to rest on them; they were among those who had been sent for, but they had not gone out to the Tent: and the prophet's power came on them in the te

וְשֵׁם֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And a young man went running to Moses and said, Eldad and Medad are acting as prophets in the tent-circle.

וּמֵידָ֔ד (וּ) u. “and”

And Moses said to him, Are you moved by envy on my account? If only all the Lord's people were prophets, and the Lord might put his spirit on them!

וּמִ֨י (וּ) u. “and”